Ithaca YMCA | TJ Madison Construction | George Breuhaus Architect
April 2026
The Ithaca, New York YMCA received a state grant to expand its aquatic center with a new lap pool, hot tub area, and children’s splash pad. The grant covered only three quarters of the project’s cost, so the YMCA needed a Tompkins County donation campaign to raise the remaining capital and make the project a reality. That is where we came in.
We produced a full package of interactive media for the YMCA that supported every stage of planning and campaigning. First, we scanned the existing building and produced a 3D model to help the architect and builder understand current site conditions.
Once the 2D CAD drawings for the addition were complete, we turned them into a detailed 3D model that could be explored in the same context as the scan of the original building, allowing for better design validation. Walking through the model in real time in our interactive viewer helped the YMCA team identify several key safety issues in the design and make confident material decisions, greatly shortening communication cycles with the builder, subcontractors, and architect.
Finally, we produced print-ready still renders of the addition and a 3D animated video for the campaign, all linking back to an interactive tour of the future addition for the community to explore. This connected set of media has driven greater engagement with the capital campaign and raised recognition of the YMCA’s mission to serve Tompkins County.
An animated video of the planned addition, built entirely from assets our team captured and designed
Render of the Ithaca, NY YMCA Exterior with Addition
Render of the Addition Interior